Resource Analyst responsible for budgeting, financial analysis, and program support within an Intelligence Community environment, leveraging Excel and government contracting practices to manage IT budgets and provide strategic financial insights.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the current fiscal year Spend Plans for designated NCSC sections, aligning resources with organizational goals and financial targets.
- Use advanced Excel techniques and Pivot Tables to plan, track, and report financial data.
- Assist budget execution by generating RCAFs in ALM for OGAs and contracts through obligation.
- Monitor Cognos Trend and TSR daily reports to track financial performance and ensure accuracy in fiscal reporting.
- Support CBJB volume preparation, review, and analysis and respond to related taskers.
- Conduct financial and business analyses, compile data, evaluate trends, and identify cost avoidance and cost reduction opportunities.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive financial reports showing actual results, forecasted performance, and budget variances with relevant metrics to support decision making.
- Assist in achieving Execution Target Rates per Central Financial Execution office guidelines.
- Maintain Budget Line Item (BLI) structures, ensuring alignment with funding requirements and related analyses.
- Collaborate with Program Managers and stakeholders to align resources, identify program needs, and coordinate funding activities.
- Prepare and deliver high quality presentations to communicate financial performance, strategic opportunities, and recommendations to leadership.
- Review and analyze Defense Budget Documentation requirements to understand their impact on mission objectives and program execution.
- Provide ongoing support to maintain or exceed execution targets by overseeing budget, reporting, billing, and financial management activities for IT initiatives.
- Research and evaluate strategic business opportunities, delivering timely and actionable financial insights to support program objectives.
- Contribute inputs for Weekly Activity Reports (WARs) and Program Management Reviews (PMRs) to maintain stakeholder visibility into financial results and efforts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, or a related business discipline.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas and Pivot Tables for financial and budget tracking and reporting.
- Familiarity with government contracting processes, terminology, and workflows for program and budget management.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey financial information, trends, and strategic insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Attention to detail with the ability to proactively monitor for challenges and collaborate on solutions.
- Experience managing budgets, spend plans, and developing financial forecasts and analyses.
- Ability to review and analyze Defense Decision Documents (DDDs) and assess their impact on mission-critical objectives.
- Track record coordinating with Program Managers to ensure financial and programmatic alignment.
Technologies
- Microsoft Excel
- Cognos
- ALM
Budgeting, Financial Planning, and Analysis
- Create and manage current fiscal year Spend Plans for assigned National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) sections, aligning resources to organizational goals and financial targets.
- Utilize advanced Excel functions and Pivot Tables to perform detailed financial planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Support budget execution by creating and processing RCAFs in ALM for OGAs and contracts through obligation.
- Review and analyze Cognos Trend and TSR daily reports to monitor financial performance and ensure accuracy in fiscal reporting.
- Assist in the preparation, review, and analysis of CBJB volumes, as necessary, and respond to related taskers.
Financial Management Program Support
- Perform financial and business analyses, compiling data, evaluating trends, and identifying cost avoidance and cost reduction initiatives.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive financial reports to communicate actual results, forecasted performance, and budget variances, incorporating relevant metrics to support fact-based decision-making.
- Support the execution of Execution Target Rates as outlined by the Central Financial Execution office to ensure financial objectives are met or exceeded.
- Maintain and manage Budget Line Item (BLI) structures, ensuring alignment with funding requirements and associated analyses.
Stakeholder Engagement Coordination
- Work directly with Program Managers and stakeholders to align resources, identify program needs, and coordinate funding activities.
- Provide a consistent line of communication with leadership by preparing and delivering high-quality presentations to articulate financial performance, strategic opportunities, and recommendations.
- Review and analyze Defense Budget Documentation requirements to understand and communicate their impact on mission objectives and program execution.
Operational Responsibilities
- Provide ongoing support to maintain or exceed execution targets by overseeing budget, reporting, billing, and financial management activities for IT initiatives.
- Research and evaluate strategic business opportunities, supplying timely financial insights to support program objectives.
- Deliver consistent inputs for Weekly Activity Reports (WARs) and Program Management Reviews (PMRs) to ensure stakeholders and leadership maintain visibility of financial results and efforts.
Work Schedule and Requirements
Work Location: On-site at an IC location in Bethesda, MD.
Teamwork and Communication: Strong teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills, with clear coordination with colleagues, program managers, and leadership.
About the Opportunity
As a Resource Analyst, you will play an integral role in supporting the Intelligence Community. This position offers the opportunity to directly contribute to strategic IT initiatives by providing financial and operational support across ITS programs. Your expertise with Microsoft Excel, government contracting, and fiscal management processes will help ensure efficient, cost-effective solutions that align with mission priorities.
